Vehicle axle and reach structure



J ly 24, 195 s. E. HILL ET AL VEHICLE AXLE AND REACH STRUCTURE 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July- 25, 1947 Inveni'am StanleyEHill Mlliam L. Zz'nk July 24, 1951 s. E. HILL ET AL 2,562,098

VEHICLE AXLE AND REACH STRUCTURE Filed July 25, 1947 s Sheets-Sheet 2 i 3 IE! fru/eniors Stanl eyEHill William L, Zmk

July 24, 1951 s. E".. HILL EI'AL VEHICLE AXLE AND REACH STRUCTURE Filed July 25, 1947 lm/entars Sianle Emil William L, Zink Patented July 24, I951 of New York 1 This-"invention relate to farm wagon gear.

It as an object ot our invention to provide a wagon having a novel reach adjustment enabling 'the wheel base to be lengthened and shortened asidesired and enabl n the-ax s to ti t lat 1 to each other.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will appear as the description proceeds.

Thefinvention will be better understood upon referencetd th8--f0110W-lng description and accompanying' drawings.- -in which:

7 Figfi l is a perspective view of a wagon constmlcted in-accordancewith one 'form of our invention; r

-'=Fig."2 is-a perspective view of the chassis of 121 a Fig. 3 is a .end elevation showing essentiall y only the axles and wheels; with the-rear axle tilted relative to the irontaxle.

Fig -A isa tragmentaryplan-view of the chassis. l figl fiisa view, partly inseotion and partl :in elevation, \taken .as indicatedubywthe line 5+5 in stages and 6..

-Fig. 6 isaa fragmentaryyiew, partly in section partly ,iiii elevation, taken :as indicated. .by the line 6-6 in Fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is a view, partly in section and partly in elevation, taken a indicated by the line 1-1 in Fig. 5.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, there is shown generally at 30 a wagon gear including front wheels 32, a front axle 34, rear wheels 36, a rear axle 38 and a reach construction generally indicated at 40.

The reach structure 40 comprises a front reach tube 42 welded or otherwise suitably secured to a preferably U-shaped bracket 46 welded to the front axle 34. The front reach tube 42 is stabilized by means of right and left fore hounds 58 welded to the lower end portions of the front axle 34, said hounds having parallel rear end extensions 54 respectively welded as at 55 to and extending rearwardly beyond the rear end 56 of said tube 42 (Figs. 4 to '7).

Telescoped within the front reach tube 42 is a rear reach tube 60 whose rear portion is welded to the rear axle 38 and to brackets 63 welded to and depending from the rear axle (Figs. 2 and 4). Rear left and right hounds 66 are welded to the lower end portions of the rear axle 38 and to a forward portion of the rear reach tube 68.

Inaccordance with our invention provision is made for telescopic adjustment of the reach tubes 42 and 60 to adjust the length of the wheel base of the chassis, and provision is also made for H CLE AXLEAND Re en .ssravcrn-lm Stanley Hill,- Kankakee," and William L. Zink, Plano, 1 11., assignors to Dunbar Kapple Inc.-,

1 Geneva, 11L,acorporationoflllinois,and Sears,

Roebuck and 19., Chicago, 111., a corporation A pplication 'J-uly;25 1947 ,Seria l No. reach" ,4 claims. (Ginsu-e142)- l'i 'mi ted swivelingor tilting. oflthe ;rear axle 38 relative" to the froritwaxle .34 about the axis .of

said tubes. To these ends, referring more particularly toFigsL4 torfl, we provide a sleeve 10 which may be"formedof the same tubular material a the front-reach iaubelblx vand'is welded asat 'J l to -and withinflthe. rear extensions 54 of the fore thoun'ds 5,8 inspaced relation to: 121 8 1 3 end 56 of said tube. IllsSQid space weplacea collar 1:2 which may also :be out from -=tne same material as the tube J42: so that the tube 42, sleeve and-collar are :arranged with their inner and outer surtaces substantially Iflush.- The rear tube fifl istdis'posedwithinthe sleeve 10 and collar 12 as-wvell as the-front tube 42., andis in substansliding longitudinal and rotary engagement therewith;

The rear tube. 6.0 has a lon tudi al series of pairs of diametrically opposite gholes 14, each pair 'being adaptedto selectively r e ceiv,e the shank l6 ofza bolt Eli-l Whose head 1. is adapted to fitclosely in .a corresp ndin ly poly nal .1 0' 80 in the collap :12. -1Ihe .collar 12 has allele :82 diametrically .oppositethelhol 8. .but of-svbst ntie lv t sa e .fiflzeasithfi ales- 4in thei ner tu zfill t a co modate' the'shank 16, andanut-lltl applied to the threaded end 86 of the shanlgis adapted to hold the bolt in assembly with the collar. The fore hound rear extensions 54 have juxtaposed recesses or notche 88 in the upper sides thereof to provide clearance for rotary movement of the bolt head 18, the depending flanges 89 of said extensions serving as abutments for engagement with the bolt head to limit such rotary movement (Fig. 5). The collar 12 has substantially end sliding bearing engagement with the contiguous ends 56 and 90 of the front tube 42 and collar 10, respectively. This provision for rotary movement is desirable to permit the front and rear axles 34 and 38, respectively, to swing relative to each other about the axis of the reach tubes 42 and 60, such as may occur when the vehicle is traveling over uneven ground, as indicated in Fig. 3.

The longitudinal series of holes 14 in the rear reach tube is provided for the purpose of enabling the reach tubes to be relatively adjusted. For this purpose, it is evident that the bolt 11 may be readily withdrawn, the tubes readjusted until another pair of holes 14 is registered with the holes and 82 in the collar 12, and the bolt resecured in place. I

Various modifications comin within the spirit of our invention may suggest themselves to those .55 skilled in the art, and hence we do not wish to be limited to the specific form shown or uses mentioned, except to the extent indicated in the appended claims, which are to be interpreted as broadly as the state of the art will permit.

We claim:

1. A vehicle comprising front and rear axles, a front reach tube secured to the front axle, a rear reach tube secured to the rear axle and telescoped and rotatable within said front reach tube, front and rear hounds connected to the respective tubes and the respective axles, a sleeve connected to said front hounds rearwardly of said front tube and disposed about said rear tube, and a collar secured to and about said rear tube and disposed between said front tube and said sleeve.

2. A vehicle comprising front and rear axles, a front reach tube secured to the front axle, a rear reach tube secured to the rear axle and telescoped and rotatable within said front reach tube, front and rear hounds connected to the respective tubes and the respective axles, a sleeve connected to said front hounds rearwardly of said front tube and disposed about said rear tube, a collar disposed about said rear tube between said front tube and said sleeve, said rear tube having a longitudinal series of pairs of diametrically opposite holes, and a bolt securing said colilar to said rear tube, said bolt passing through any selected pair of said holes.

3. A vehicle comprising front and rear axles, a front reach tube secured to the front axle, a rear reach tube secured to the rear axle and telescoped and rotatable within said front reach tube, front and rear hounds connected to the respective tubes and the respective axles, a sleeve connected to said front hounds rearwardly of said front tube and disposed about said rear tube, a collar disposed about said rear tube between said front tube and said sleeve, said rear tube having a longitudinal series of pairs of diametrically opposite holes, and a bolt securing said collar to said rear tube, said bolt passing through any selected pair of said holes, said bolt having a head projecting outward beyond said collar, said front hounds having portions engageable with said head to limit rotation of said rear tube relative to said front tube.

4. A vehicle comprising front and rear axles, a front reach tube secured to the front axle, a. rear reach tube secured to the rear axle and telescoped and rotatable within said front reach tube, front and rear hounds connected to the respective tubes and the respective axles, a sleeve connected to said front hounds rearwardly of said front tube and disposed about said rear tube,

a collar disposed about said rear tube between said front tube and said sleeve, said rear tube having a longitudinal series of pairs of diametrically opposite holes, and a bolt securing said collar to said rear tube, said bolt passing through any selected pair of said holes, said bolt having a head projecting outward beyond said collar, said front hounds having portions engageable with said head to limit rotation of said rear tube relative to said front tube, said collar having sliding bearing engagement with the said front tube and said sleeve.

- STANLEY E. HILL. WILLIAM L. ZINK.

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